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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color paper is, in Hugo's opinion, easy on the eyes?

2. Who does Hugo say proposes that all literary teachers take creative writing?

3. Who do the G.I.'s stomp and whistle for when she comes onscreen in the movie that Hugo says is worse than bombardier?

4. Which famous poet does Hugo say embodies a self superior to the self during the writing of a poem?

5. When Hugo would hitchhike to Foggia, where does he sit alone drinking coffee, eating cookies, and listening to records?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?

2. How is "grammarphobia" a problem in writing, according to the author?

3. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?

4. How does Auden express his disdain for competitiveness among writers?

5. Why does Hugo believe that Roethke seeks out wealthy companionship during his last years?

6. How does Hugo feel about the British colonel and why?

7. What is Hugo's definition of conservatism and how does it affect a poet's writing?

8. Describe Hugo's analogy of the mask and how it changes as the poet progresses.

9. How is it that Hugo and his wife are able to go to Italy?

10. Why does Hugo sometimes feel that he is perverse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Hugo's impression of Italy during World War II and Italy when he and his wife visit after the war. What has changed? How does he put closure on his war experience?

Essay Topic 2

How does Hugo describe grading in creative writing? How do most creative writing teachers feel about grading, according to Hugo?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the movies the G.I.'s watch during the war. What are the reactions of the bombardiers versus the pilots to one movie? Why?

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